Berdyansk climate — normals and trends
Berdyansk (Ukraine) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 461 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Berdyansk averages 63 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Berdyansk has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 49 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 8 August 2017) and the coldest -26.6 °C (on 10 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BerdyanskZaporizhzhia Oblast
- coords
- 46.76°, 36.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
461mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
27.6km/h
Seasonal range
25.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.3 °C
8 August 2017
Coldest day
-26.6 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
127 mm
27 July 2008
Windiest day
81.0 km/h
24 September 2014
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
24 September 2014
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
8 August 2017
Coldest feels-like
-35.4 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
29 December 1996
Sunniest day
15.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 17 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | -0.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 6.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 12.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 14 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 20.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 30 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 19 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 4.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 33 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Berdyansk?
Berdyansk has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 461 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Berdyansk?
The hottest day measured in Berdyansk between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2017, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Berdyansk?
The coldest day measured in Berdyansk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -26.6 °C.
Does it snow in Berdyansk?
Yes. Berdyansk gets on average 38.0 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Berdyansk warmed?
Yes: Berdyansk warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Berdyansk?
The wettest day measured in Berdyansk between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 2008, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Berdyansk?
The windiest day measured in Berdyansk between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2014, with winds reaching 81.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Berdyansk?
The warmest month in Berdyansk is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Berdyansk?
Berdyansk receives on average 461 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Berdyansk?
Berdyansk gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Berdyansk?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Berdyansk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1996, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Berdyansk?
Yes: Berdyansk has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Berdyansk?
In Berdyansk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 8 August 2017, and the lowest was -35.4 °C on 10 January 1940.
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